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Rightslink both within the United States and around the world This page lists some of our ongoing projects in Summer 2012 A comparative study of legal license renewal processes in countries around the world The research will be used as the basis for a report showing the differences between China s practices and those of other countries If your organization would like to request research from Rightslink please submit a research

Rightslink the process for legally changing one s gender for purposes of government identification and access to benefits Israel Researched case law on discrimination in public transportation and other public facilities Provided information on bilingualism and constitutional rights in Canada Belgium and Switzerland Liberia Researched comparative codes of conduct and legislation aimed at ensuring government accountability and transparency as well as a policy analysis of best practices for combating government corruption through legislation Conducted research on eight corporations with interests in Liberia s extractive industries focusing in particular on environmental and human rights lawsuits related to these corporations operations in other countries where they have operated Translated Liberian concessions contracts into plain language in order to better inform rural communities regarding industrial agriculture logging and mining companies expansion plans the possibility that their communities will be resettled in the future the provisions in place to compensate them for this displacement and companies obligations to protect human rights and the environment Produced factsheets about palm oil concessions contracts for communities in the areas affected by the concessions Malaysia Compiled statutes and international and domestic case law relating to rape domestic violence sexual harassment and matrimonial property rights to assist with brief preparation Compiled CEDAW country reports Namibia Researched information on Namibia s ratification of international treaties and conventions Provided information on U S rules of evidence concerning testimony by victims of sexual harassment and domestic violence as well as domestic violence laws of a number of developing countries in support of a proposal to reform Namibia s domestic violence laws Researched origins of codified law in Namibia Researched Namibia s Constitution courts judges juries individual rights structure of the government rules of criminal procedure and compliance with international rule of law standards Netherlands Conducted an extensive comparative study of res judicata in diverse legal systems Peru Researched U N and Inter American Commission on Human Rights material on Argentina Philippines Assisted disabled plaintiffs by researching U S law on employment discrimination Examined California legislation on hazardous waste and legal rules of liability for environmental degradation and mining related injury Compiled leading cases on the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in the United States Russia Compiled reports of violations of journalists rights in Chechnya Sierra Leone Researched the basis for naming a company as a respondent in a case brought by community alleging human rights abuses committed by the company South Africa Researched comparative case law legislation and policy statements from the U S Australia and the EU on the obligation of states and municipalities to ensure child safety Researched environmental tort claims in the United States that addressed the issue of government accountability Researched US standards for testimony by victims of child abuse for an amicus brief to the high court in South Africa Investigating public procurement procedures and reviewing such procedures in the US Europe and a number of developing countries with a view to identifying international best practices in public procurement Sweden Researched accounts of the involvement of children

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